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Ensemble c'est trop (2010)

96 min · Family Comedy

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Directors

Léa Fazer

Cast

Nathalie Baye, Pierre Arditi, Aïssa Maïga, Jocelyn Quivrin, Laurent Lafitte, Eric Cantona

When Sébastien’s mother moves in with him and Clémentine after discovering her husband’s affair, she disrupts the young couple’s household.

The story

Clémentine and Sébastien are overwhelmed young parents balancing work and their children when Sébastien’s mother, Marie-France, moves into their home. She has discovered that her husband, Henri, is having an affair and that his mistress is expecting a child. Devastated, Marie-France behaves like a rebellious teenager in her son’s home, undermining the young couple’s authority and morale. Her arrival and conduct create fresh strain for the already overburdened couple as they try to manage family life.

Full plot (contains spoilers)

Clémentine and Sébastien, overwhelmed young parents caught between work and their children, find Sébastien’s mother, Marie-France, moving in with them. She has discovered that her husband, Henri, is cheating on her and that his mistress is expecting a child. Devastated, she behaves like a rebellious teenager in her son’s home, undermining the young couple’s authority and morale. The birth of Sébastien’s baby brother, and the blissful euphoria this late fatherhood brings his father, further muddle everyone’s minds and blur the generational order...

Genres

Family Comedy

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